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Ligularia zhengyiana sp. nov. (Asteraceae) from the Hubei Province, China
Author(s) -
Li Xinwei,
Luo Qiong,
Gan Qiliang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.00487
Subject(s) - asteraceae , biology , botany
The new species Ligularia zhengyiana from the Hubei Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by dense blackish purple pilose hairs on the stems and by coarsely triangular‐dentate leaves. Ligularia zhengyiana is similar to L. fischeri (Ledeb.) Turcz., but L. zhengyiana has dense long blackish purple hairs on stems, while L. fischeri is glabrous or has short yellowish‐brown hairs on stems. In addition, the pappus of L. zhengyiana is white, while that of L. fischeri is yellowish‐brown.

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